Pope Eugene III

Pope Eugene III (1080-8 July 1153), born Pietro dei Paganelli, was Pope from 1145 to 1153, succeeding Pope Lucius II and preceding Pope Anastasius IV.

Biography
Pietro dei Paganelli was born in 1080, and in 1135 he was ordinated as a priest by Pope Innocent II. He was a member of the Cistercian Order and used the monk name of Bernard in honor of his friend Bernard of Clairvaux, and in 1145 he became the first Cistercian pope. He died in 1153.